Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to courtroom

Missing Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White broke protocol when she escorted inmate Casey White from jail this morning to apparently take him to the courthouse in Lauderdale County, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are usually not related.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital murder charges and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, including throughout transportation to courtroom.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to court and subsequently knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being evaluation on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such evaluation or other courtroom listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Knowing the inmate, I believe she's in peril regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities at the moment are all possibilities of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot handle that till we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we can absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're nonetheless looking out and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any cellphone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off on the court docket after which go search medical attention as a result of she wasn't feeling properly.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was by no means dropped off at courtroom and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she mentioned she was going to hunt medical attention.

Authorities did not realize they were missing until a number of hours later.

Her automobile, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automobile, was first noticed in a shopping mall parking lot around 11 a.m. by somebody who was on a lunch break, Singleton stated.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail were concerned and tried to succeed in her, however her phone kept going straight to voicemail. They then realized Casey White had not been returned to the jail.

Vicki White has been with the department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The question now we have for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton stated.

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being thought-about armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which means we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.